title: Episodic symptoms mistaken for seizures in the neurologically impaired child.
abstract: We found neurologically impaired children studied by time-locked video-EEG to have episodes of abnormal behaviors which had been mistaken for epileptic seizures. Recognition that other neurologically abnormal phenomena can closely mimic epilepsy is important for prevention of erroneous diagnoses of epilepsy, and thus overtreatment, in this patient population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus 43205.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Donat
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*